Defending party senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman’s recent remarks against Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, BNP on Tuesday asked the Awami League to come up with evidence if there is any mistake in the BNP leader’s assertions. “Tarique Rahman’s recent statement…
The government has sent a report on progress in fulfilling conditions needed to get back the Generalised System of Preference (GSP) in the US market, commerce minister Tofail Ahmed has said. “Most of the 16 conditions set by them have…
The High Court on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to form an expert committee for formulating a policy to halt the fast reduction of agricultural lands and the use of those in non-farm activities. The court also issued a rule…
The four students of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) who went missing in the Bay of Bengal near St Martin’s Island on Monday are still untraced. Thirty-four students of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) from…
Around Tk 9,070 crore of investors money was swindled out by cooperatives and money-lending organisations over the last one year, says a new study of the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB). “According to news reports published in newspapers during March 10,…
A Ganajagaran Manch activist has been stabbed in the capital’s Banglamotor. Hasibi Shahidi Shishir, who took treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Tuesday afternoon, accused Mancha spokesperson Imran H Sarker of masterminding the attack. Right after the incident,…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday expressed her vow to restore democracy in the country at any cost. “We have made the country independent but it has been threatened. Our movement to sustain our independence will continue,” she said while…
Bangladesh garment factory owners say they are soaking up much of the cost of nearly doubling wages as some global retailers balk at price hikes, leaving less money for safety improvements urged by apparel chains after last year’s Rana Plaza…
Hundreds of residents from Bangladesh and Inida met for over two hours at the Amarkhana border on Monday, the first day of the Bangla New Year. Men, women and children thronged the border, exchanging greetings from either side of an…
Four students of a private university in Dhaka went missing and two others died as they drowned in the bay in Saint Martin Island here on Monday. The deceased were identified as Imran Habib, 22, and Saddam Hossain, 21. Witnesses…
Former caretaker government chief Fakhruddin Ahmed met Finance Minister AMA Muhith in Washington on Sunday. Fakhruddin, who headed the military-backed caretaker government in 2007-08, has been living in the United States since the Dec 2008 parliament elections.
Miscreants have shot dead, Ismail Hossain Panjer, a former leader of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JaSaD) in Kushtia. A local Awami League (AL) leader was also hit by bullet during the attack on Monday morning at Ahmedpur Bazar in Poradaho union…
Seven people were killed and 42 others injured in separate road accidents in Kishoreganj, Manikganj, Joypurhat and Faridpur districts on Monday. In Kishoreganj, two people were killed and 25 others injured as a night coach plunged into a roadside ditch…
The celebrations of Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year, are going on in full swing with much splendour as people in their thousands are thronging different popular meeting places in the capital and elsewhere across the country.…
Kidney expert Prof. Dr. MA Samad on Sunday observed that the students of schools and colleges could play significant role in creating awareness among their family members and society and also can bring changes in their own lives through changing…
BNP standing committee member Goyeshwar Chandra Roy on Sunday said country’s democracy could not be protected from the clutches of the autocratic government abiding by its laws. “The people will have to take to the streets and get ready for…
The government will not bow to BNP’s demand to hold an early general election, Awami League leader Dr Hasan Mahmud said on Sunday. “There’ll be no election because of Khaleda Zia’s threat. The next general election will be held as…
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said BNP took part in the recently-held upazila parishad polls as part of its movement strategy to unseat the government. The BNP leader said this while addressing an election rally…
The government has tightened security ahead of the celebrations of Pahela Baishakh to avoid a repeat of the 2001 bomb attacks on that day, State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said. “Adequate security measures have been taken. We…
Bangladesh is set to celebrate Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bengali New Year – 1421 – with pomp and colour lacing traditional gaiety, fairs, open-air concerts and rallies. All educational institutions across the country will celebrate by staging…
Two passenger trains rammed into each other early Sunday at Ullaparha in Sirajganj, leaving at least two passengers dead and injuring at least 12 others, when the ‘Ekta Express’ and ‘Lalmoni Express’ going in opposite directions ended up on the…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday warned the government of giving a befitting reply in time against its all the acts of injustice and repression. “Now, it is not time to shed tears over the incidents of forced disappearance, killing…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has termed Bangladesh Nationalist Party as an illegal organisation founded by a military ruler who seized power illegally. “It’s unfortunate for the people of Bangladesh to hear theories from those who have been illegal,” she told…
A senior BNP leader has said the commerce minister’s name-calling of Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman was simply an attempt to please the Awami League chief. Vice-Chairman Sadeque Hossain Khoka on Saturday said minister Tofail Ahmed was not in Awami…
The government will submit a progress report on ‘Bangladesh Action Plan 2013’ to the office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) by Tuesday though the review for reinstating Bangladesh’s Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) benefits still looks uncertain.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Benazir Ahmed on Saturday asked the organizers to wrap up open air Pahela Baishakh functions by 6pm. Hundreds of open air rallies, music concert and fairs have bene planned in the capital city to celebrate…
Over two years after the gruesome murder of Sagar and Runi, investigators are now claiming that two people killed the journalist couple but unable to say who they exactly were, intensifying the mystery further. “Now we’re sure there had been…
The government has to examine if it would be reasonable to bring sedition charges against Tarique Rahman, says the junior home minister. State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said on Saturday his government would have to closely examine whether…
BNP standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah on Friday alleged that personal attacks and character assassination are going on in the present Parliament. “Parliament is a place to discuss different national issues and problems but personal attacks and character…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has greeted all concerned for placing Bangladesh’s national anthem — Amar Sonar Bangla — in lakho konthe in the Guinness Book of World Record. PM’s Special Assistant Mahbubul Hoque Shakil on Friday said the Prime Minister…